YES! Winter village sets have left me kinda indifferent recently but this thing here looks amazing!!
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LEGO ERA |OT| Rebuilding One Brick at a Time.
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YES! Winter village sets have left me kinda indifferent recently but this thing here looks amazing!!
The best ones are Comic-Con exclusives and now this.. Lego is acting weird with Brickheadz :\
I believe the collecting aspect of the theme and the number of releases make them more shortlived, released in waves that substitute the former.
Yeah, just thought it was an interesting insight into how LEGO viewed them. Obviously not as long-term licensed sets, but quite limited editions, more like Mixels were or CMFs.
(Also I meant UK store so I dunno why I said EU, not that it makes much difference)
(Also I meant UK store so I dunno why I said EU, not that it makes much difference)
I've got all of them now. Well, the normal ones that are available through normal retail. The exclusive ones are a bit expensive for such simple builds.
But that Boba & Han set looks so tempting, really considering to buy that one.
Taj aftermarket is probably dead unless someone REALLY wants the original box
[Opens new Lego thread for the first time]
"Exciting £300 Taj Mahal reissue!!!!"
It's like slipping back on a pair of comfy old slippers.
"Exciting £300 Taj Mahal reissue!!!!"
It's like slipping back on a pair of comfy old slippers.
Speculators are freaking out, saying that LEGO is killing their own brand, that it's no use owning LEGO sets if they're not rare and collectible, etc...
Honestly I think it is very lame to just a straight re-release. It's not even trying to be at least a little bit new like the Falcon. Even the Falcon was disappointing to be honest. I would much prefer a proper re-imagining with all the new bricks and techniques.
And there are still plenty of landmarks LEGO could be producing before recycling.
And there are still plenty of landmarks LEGO could be producing before recycling.
No issue at all with straight re releases of high demand sets. Easy money for LEGO and fuck people that bought 10 of them and sat on them.
I think they might be missing the point of LEGO lol.
I'll be bummed if they do another Winter Toy Shop (lazy re-release on a pre-existing annualized refresh.)
Along the same lines, it's naive to say Lego isn't at least partially targeted as a collectible when they blatantly leverage that market with Comicon figs / Brickheadz, VIP tour sets and garbage like Mr. Gold.
Along the same lines, it's naive to say Lego isn't at least partially targeted as a collectible when they blatantly leverage that market with Comicon figs / Brickheadz, VIP tour sets and garbage like Mr. Gold.
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I think the chinese copies may have something to do with their decision to relaunch some sets. They are probably testing the water.
I would prefer an updated than a straight remake but I take it anyway.
I would prefer an updated than a straight remake but I take it anyway.
Sometimes the Brickpicker threads are kind of headbanging absurd fun type ... but sometimes there are nuggets of info. Not sure about the credibility, but might be worth considering when thinking about the re-releases. There is always 2 levels, the management and the designers. If somebody does not get a green light, he cannot be considered lazy.
I'm actually okay with re-releasing old sets. It gives people who missed them the chance to own them again. I buy lot's of Lego but I'm not very concerned with the "collectible value" of the sets I buy, I just want to build them and use the bricks making other stuff.
I always build my sets, I'm not interested in keeping them boxed for later resale. I've bought a few OOP sets, but not many as I don't want to pay way over the RRP for them. So I'm fine with reissues, and hope they do a few more. For example, I would love to get a new UCS R2-D2 sometime that doesn't cost €300-400.
Yeah, it was just repeated in the thread for TM.
Because short sighted people just state "LEGO = lazy" without any knowledge how it works in corporations ... it is good that even some Brickpicker members are trying to talk reason into that thread. It is not like some designer can just say " it is as good as it gets, leave me alone and release what we have" :D
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Sorry, Toy Shop.
I agree but the situation was different back them. It seems that the management decided to hold a new set (for whatever reason) so the solution was to reissue an old one or have nothing at all at the theme that year. Now Taj is not a replacement, it is a deliberate reissue. It is a change of mindset that I approve.
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Same. Along with the Thanksgiving seasonal, Christmas seasonal and Friends Advent Calendar for my daughter.
Damn, before this order I've been sitting on $70 worth of VIP points. Saturn V needs to come back into stock.
Looks like i just got 2 women of NASA. Now for which niece to get the second set for Christmas....
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I almost ordered a second NASA set for my wife's desk at work, but I know she already has enough stuff there. But she is also all about anything promoting women in science like herself.
I don't mind reissues. It's not like you can't get your money back with a decently popular set.
I do buy multiples sometimes but that's more of a "just in case" thing. I'm already running out of storage space so maybe I should set up a BL store to offload some.
I do buy multiples sometimes but that's more of a "just in case" thing. I'm already running out of storage space so maybe I should set up a BL store to offload some.
Same, along with old fishing store.
It's an amazing set. I bought it only for the Christmas tree build. And the minifigures are a nice inclusion.
If I were you I pick up the WV Train and WV Train Station too, if you haven't picked them up already.
Already got the Train and Train Station so I was thinking of getting this to compliment it. Plus it was a perfect combo with the Women of NASA to hit that $100 mark for the free holiday set. Thanks for the feedback!
Sure. Not only it is some time apart, but also there were lessons learned from the Toy Shop re-release.
I just used it to illustrate that there might be reasons behind any decision that are not so easily understood by somebody who did not came in touch with corporate 'logic'...
Going to sit Women of NASA out for now. Not interested in the free christmas set (gave the one of last year away too), and the price is too low for free shipping. Might grab it if I go to the Lego Store and they have some arround. Don't think this will fly of the shelves like Saturn V or Research Institute anyway.
Any ideas what the new modular will be? With the reissue... I am going to guess green grocer or market corner rerelease... Ideas? Thoughts?
I feel like the Taj Mahal dropping from nowhere soaked up the announcement energy for at least a couple weeks. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if rereleases started happening.
There's no shortage of things they could do, though. Housing, post office,police station, library or book store, some kind of plaza or park for open space, office building, gym....
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Most consistent rumor I've seen has been for a police station, but its anyone's guess.
I'm considering getting either the VW camper or palace cinema before they aren't available anymore but I told myself to only buy sets I really want, and I feel like I would only be getting these to "complete" my collection, which obviously would eventually result in me paying ridiculous prices for scalped modulars down the line. And then I would have to get the creator expert cars I'm not a huge fan of like the London bus...
So with that reasoning I don't really want to get them just for collecting, but at the same time I feel like I'll regret it years from now when they're like $300 or some shit. decisions decisions.
So with that reasoning I don't really want to get them just for collecting, but at the same time I feel like I'll regret it years from now when they're like $300 or some shit. decisions decisions.
VW Camper is an awesome set on its own. I have that and the Beetle, I don't feel the need for the others.
Palace Cinema... nah, you can skip it if it doesn't really grab you.
I ordered two NASA sets by the way. I will build it and it won't stay up for long since I don't have a space for small vignettes. I'm definitely using the new faces. Hanging on to the second one just in case I need more.
Oh, and I just parted out Tower Bridge for a new moc. There's a ridiculous amount of parts and I didn't even open the small bags yet. But having all these neat parts means that I can be more creative with my moc rather than just pile up 1x8 bricks for walls.
Palace Cinema... nah, you can skip it if it doesn't really grab you.
I ordered two NASA sets by the way. I will build it and it won't stay up for long since I don't have a space for small vignettes. I'm definitely using the new faces. Hanging on to the second one just in case I need more.
Oh, and I just parted out Tower Bridge for a new moc. There's a ridiculous amount of parts and I didn't even open the small bags yet. But having all these neat parts means that I can be more creative with my moc rather than just pile up 1x8 bricks for walls.
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This is pretty cool. Its called the pumpkin mech from chubbybots. I love his channel, he puts out a lot of cool designs.
Speaking of the discontinued haunted house ... Anyone ever triped the Lepin knock-off blocks? I can get the HH pretty cheap that way ...